WRTA driver faces MV homicide charge after pedestrian killed

A Worcester Regional Transit Authority bus driver has been issued a citation for motor vehicle homicide in connection with a fatal pedestrian accident last month on Sagamore Road.

Edward Rossi Jr., 70, of Shrewsbury, was issued citations for motor vehicle homicide, driving to endanger, and failure to use care while turning, police said.

Mr. Rossi was at the wheel on a rainy night Sept. 28 when a WRTA bus struck Linda Sneed, 62, of nearby Sigourney Street. Ms. Sneed later died at a local hospital from her injuries.

The accident occurred near the corner of Grove Street, a short distance from the WRTA bus depot.

Police said a court date for Mr. Rossi is pending, and has not been determined.

According to police, they inspected the bus and determined it was in good working order.

Mr. Rossi was taken off the road during the investigation that followed the collision and has since retired, according to John F. Carney, general manager of RTA Transit Services, the contractor that operates the city buses for the WRTA.